Alvvays 2017 Album Who ran from Roman candlesUnderneath a willow weeping?Do the tea lights on your mantelIlluminate that summer feeling?You’re the seashell in my sandalThat’s slicing up my heel You’re a plimsoll punkYou’re a plimsoll punk When the sophomore effort from Alvvays (pronounced “Always”) Antisocialites […]
Category: Media Reviews (Books/Movies/Music etc.)
Cardinology / Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: Cardinology 2008 By Jim Yanosko What goes through an artists head as they compose a song? I often wonder this as I listen to music from different bands. It isn’t hard to see and/or hear different phases of the same […]
Seasons / The Collective
The bar has been set. As someone interested in bikes, music and film I’m a bit surprised why it took me this long. I can probably blame it on the fact that I’ve listened to critics in the past without ever actually going to […]
Le Noise / Neil Young
Neil Young Le Noise When I first heard that Neil Young had collaborated with Daniel Lanois I was ecstatic. Young, the consummate working class musician, the Godfather of Grunge and the songwriter with the heart of gold being produced by the mercurial Lanois would […]
The Lost Cyclist / David Herlihy
The Lost Cyclist By David V. Herlihy There is a 7.5 mile loop that I ride when I’m pressed for time. I know how long it should take me if I push it a bit and I know pretty much how long it will take […]
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers July 1, 2013 Heinz Hall
July 2, 2013 4:08 pm By Rosa Colucci / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Heinz Hall played host to some of the finest musicians of their generation Monday night when Steve Martin and Edie Brickell showed up with the Steep Canyon Rangers for what surely will be one of the […]
The Stolen Child / Keith Donohue
The Stolen Child By Keith Donohue My father picked up this used CD for me after reading the back cover. It said that it would appeal to readers of J.R.R. Tolkien. He knew I was a fan so he figured he’d take a chance. All […]
End Times / Eels
End Times Eels Imagine for a moment how tough it must be for a musical artist to negotiate the ever shifting landscape of fickle fans and recording label executives all in the pursuit of putting out a quality record. They need to placate the fans […]
War Against the Weak / Edwin Black
I just finished this book…all 444 pages of it. While the story was fascinating, I must say that I found the book rather boring. It was written in the form of a scholarly text book. I guess at this point of my life when I […]
Kingdom of Rust / Doves
Kingdom of Rust Doves 2009 All too often critics use the phrase “tour de force” to describe an artistic effort. In the case of this latest disc from the British trio Doves, a more applicable phrase could not be found. Kingdom of Rust is loud […]